"Since Monday we've probably had between 60 and 80 phone calls of people looking for pellets," says John Quinney, general manager of Energy Co-op of Vermont. "That's a lot. That's more than we've ever had before."

Quinney says because it's near the end of the season pellet supplies are low.

"The mills only make a certain amount ahead of time and when demand exceeds supply, they run out," says Quinney.

Here it's first come, first serve and this is actually an improvement from earlier this year.

"People who just want a few bags have had to wait a few days. People who want a ton or more have had to wait two or three weeks. Back in January it was near a month. We're getting caught back up now just as people aren't going to need them," says Quinney.